Cost index optimization is the practice of using a flight’s cost index—the ratio of time-related costs to fuel costs—to balance fuel burn against time-based operating expenses and set the most efficient speed profile. The “optimization” …
How aeronautical data is processed, verified, and delivered to your flight deck — more than 500,000 times a year Accurate aeronautical data and navigation database integrity are foundational to safe flight operations. Every time a …
A line of storms builds faster than expected, and now your dispatcher has just minutes to react. They move between weather, NOTAM, and routing information while working through the release. While coordinating with the flight …
Editor’s Note: We sat down with Cynthia C. E. Oliveira, Operations Director, and Ana Paula Martin, International Operations Manager from Lider Aviation, Brazil’s premier FBO network, to talk about what you should be doing now …
“Success is the sum of details.” This quote from Harvey Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, could have just as easily originated in any business aviation flight operation around the world. That …
Editor’s Note: In our November 24 post, we noted three simple places to look inside your operation to help optimize 2016 opportunities. Now, we’d like to show you two places to look outside your operation that, …
Next to flight planning, successful ground handling is the most important aspect of any business aviation operation. Despite navigating the rigors of weather, traffic, fuel, customs, etc., no trip is a success until your passengers …
While the calendar says 2016 is still a few weeks away, for most flight departments, the New Year planning is well underway. In this two-part series, we’re going to show you easily leveraged opportunities that …
It was English poet Alexander Pope who taught us that, “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Would Mr. Pope have felt the same if he’d just stepped off a six-hour intercontinental flight to find …
